We provide specialist damp proofing and timber treatments in Truro and throughout Cornwall along with specialist re-plastering techniques to coincide with all chemical damp proof course installations. The timber treatment carries our own 10-year guarantee which can also be complemented with an independent 10-year insurance guarantee issued by Guarantee Protection Insurance Ltd GPI .
Whether you require a specialist timber treatment and damp report in Cornwall or a woodworm specialist in Truro, Perranporth or Penzance or dry rot or wet rot treatments in St Agnes, Padstow, Newquay, St Austell, Bodmin, Wadebridge, Falmouth, Helston, Launceston or Looe we can help. Please contact us for a no obligation inspection and quotation (professional fees apply)..
Newseal Ltd are approved contractors for Permagard products- a leading manufacturer of chemicals for the remedial treatments industry.
The term ‘woodworm’ is often used to identify a variety of species of beetles the larvae of which bore into timber to feed causing structural weakening of the timbers where a woodworm infestation has been allowed to survive.
Following remedial timber treatment a period of time must be allowed to elapse before the woodworm infestation can be classed as dormant. This is as a result of the lifecycle for each different species of wood boring insect. For example, the lifecycle of a common furniture beetle within the timber can be between 4-6 years, with death watch beetle up to 12 years.
It is possible therefore to see what is believed to be an ongoing woodworm infestation following the completion of the treatment. This period is commonly referred to as the ‘residual flyout period’, during which stage the appearance of frass (dust) and fresh emergence holes may appear.
This is by far the most common and widespread of wood-boring insects in this country, frequently found in older furniture and constructional timbers, particularly timbers in contact with solid walls, understair areas, cupboards and other areas that may have been affected by damp.
Death Watch Beetle infest hardwood (mostly oak) and softwood in contact with infested hardwood if some degree of fungal attack is present. It is often found in historic buildings where large quantities of oak or elm have been used structurally. The presence of death watch beetle can often be associated with damp conditions and fungal decay, although the infestation can continue, albeit slowly, in dryer timber.